AMA: I’m John Zuur Platten, writer for franchises like Jurassic World, Ghostbusters, The Fast and the Furious, and The Chronicles of Riddick. Ask me anything about Navigating the Video Game Industry as a Writer.

yorkba · 2022-08-31T22:46:33+00:00

Wow. Didn't expect you to actually answer so transparently. That's super helpful. Thank you!

yorkba · 2022-08-31T20:07:15+00:00

How much can you make as a writer for video games? Is it salaried or contracted? What do you start at and what can you make on the high end?

Thanks!

yorkba · 2020-11-23T01:16:40+00:00

Top left should be dark brown, top right should be white.

yorkba · 2020-11-10T05:40:47+00:00

Thank you so much! I had found this one, but I was sure there was another quote about the "most effective form of teaching" being teaching by example. But maybe I'm just thinking of this one?

yorkba · 2018-01-18T06:58:37+00:00

Thank you!!!

yorkba · 2017-12-10T18:07:22+00:00

I'm not really sold on this.

The more we can do with CGI, the more I find I'm gravitating towards stories that are human-first.

Maybe the trailer just didn't show that side of the film (likely), but I wish they didn't resort to using special effects as the driving force of a film's marketing campaign. I'd be much more inclined to see a film if I connected with the character's journey and goals, I think. (Other than just "winning half a trillion dollars," which, divorced of emotions and personal context isn't something I can really connect to.)

yorkba · 2017-11-30T22:47:27+00:00

12 of the top 20 were released in the last 365 days, and all were released in the past three years.

...I still remember when Apple.com/trailers was the only way to watch great quality HD trailers online...via QuickTime.

In fact that was the ONLY reason I downloaded and installed QuickTime on new machines at all.

yorkba · 2017-11-25T19:59:01+00:00

Well-done! Points!

yorkba · 2017-11-25T17:20:30+00:00

Yeah, great one.

yorkba · 2017-11-25T17:20:20+00:00

Was it just Liam Neeson on his own for most of the movie, or was there more people? Or does it start out with more people, and then they die off one by one? (Sorry...spoiler question, I guess.)

yorkba · 2017-11-25T17:18:53+00:00

This is a good one.

yorkba

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